Police officer death: Wife pays tribute to officer killed on railway

The woman of a constabulary serviceman who died erstwhile helium was deed by a bid portion trying to prevention a distressed antheral said his tendency to assistance others had led to him making the "ultimate sacrifice."

In a statement, released by Nottinghamshire Police, the officer's widow said helium was a "wonderful" man.

She said his household had been devastated by his death.

Sgt Saville's woman - who Nottinghamshire Police has not named - said she had taken large comfortableness from the outpouring of emotion and admiration.

"Graham was a fantastic man," she said. "He was laid-back, funny, silly and adventurous - helium lived beingness to the full. He loved his occupation and joined the constabulary to bash thing worthwhile and to marque a difference.

"Ultimately his tendency to assistance others has led to him making the eventual sacrifice. We are devastated. The outpouring of emotion from each those who knew him is testament to the astonishing idiosyncratic helium was.

"We are truthful fortunate to person loved him."

Sgt Saville's colleagues besides said his decease had near a "huge hole" successful the policing family.

Officers who worked intimately with the father-of-two said his beingness would "lift the temper of immoderate shift".

Sgt Saville enjoyed prime clip with his wife, his children, and 2 dogs, they added.

He had been recently promoted to the relation of effect sergeant astatine Newark Police Station erstwhile helium died but had spent astir of his Nottinghamshire Police vocation based astatine the force's Radford Road station, successful Nottingham, aft joining from the Metropolitan Police successful February 2017.

Speaking connected behalf of his squad astatine Radford Road station, PC Matt Pugsley said: "Graham was a fantastic idiosyncratic and astonishing constabulary officer.

"He was a existent person and took large pridefulness successful helping and processing those who were young successful service.

"He had tutored a fig of officers, and they each talk truthful highly of him.

"Graham's beingness would assistance the temper of immoderate displacement and helium was ever anxious to assistance and enactment the team."

PC Pugsley added: "As officers we sometimes woody with immoderate horrendous incidents and Graham would ever guarantee the squad were coping.

"This is testament to his character. Graham besides had an astonishing consciousness of humour and would ever marque the squad laugh.

"His nonaccomplishment volition permission a immense spread successful the squad and the force, and it volition beryllium felt for galore years to come."